Everyone in PnF knows of our beloved Scared Black Cat. Unlike his rather sarcastic brother, Mean Black Cat, Scared Black Cat is afraid of absolutely everything! It came to be when he was young that a few naughty pets liked to tease him with the ‘Got your nose!’ game.

For the longest time, poor Scared Black Cat was certain they had truly gotten his little black, glossy nose and stolen it away! He was truly a sight to see yowling and rolling around, holding his noseless nose until he realized it had never been gone. Those naughty, but never truly bad, pets would laugh at the “scaredy cat.”

This continued on for quite some time until one day, a particularly naughty pet ‘stole’ Scared Black Cat’s nose and realized with horror that in his hand he held something cold and black. That clever cat had painted a smooth, round, rock, blackest black! Never again could they tease him and get away with it!

This is how when long years later a glossy black stone was first found in the great tarry swamps of Troll Land, that one of those naughty pets, who had since grown up to be a famous archaeologist, had the pleasure, with a twinkle in his eye, of naming the new gem Scaredy Cat’s Nose.

There are many different types of onyx, but I'm the black one - cool and sophisticated. You'll often find me in men's signet rings.